Cardiologist

Opportunity Criteria

• Specialty: Cardiology
• Candidate Type: MD, DO
• Visa Accepted: J-1 or H-1B
• Salary Range: $524,000.00 to $580,000.00 per year
• Loan Repayment: Negotiable
• Bonuses Offered: Negotiable

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Join a collaborative cardiovascular team providing heart and vascular care throughout central and western Nebraska. Opportunities are available in General Cardiology or Interventional Cardiology, supported by advanced diagnostic resources, specialty partnerships, and a broad regional referral network.

Provide comprehensive cardiovascular care in inpatient and outpatient settings; collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists; perform and interpret cardiovascular diagnostic studies; and help expand access to high-quality cardiology services across the region.

To be successful in this role, candidates should be board-certified or board-eligible Cardiologists with strong clinical expertise, a patient-centered approach, commitment to collaboration, excellent communication skills, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to thrive in a collegial, team-oriented environment.

• Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient cardiology services
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular disease
• Perform and interpret cardiovascular diagnostic testing
• Perform coronary and peripheral interventional procedures consistent with training and expertise
• Develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based cardiovascular care approaches
• Participate in outreach clinics that expand access to cardiology services throughout the region
• Collaborate with an established cardiovascular team of three physicians and three advanced practice providers
• Work closely with onsite Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery specialists within the same clinic practice
• Utilize in-clinic laboratory, X-ray, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound services
• Practice within a regional referral center serving more than 300,000 people throughout Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota
• Provide consultative services within a 200-bed Level II Trauma Center supported by hospitalists, intensivists, and multiple medical and surgical specialties
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams to optimize patient outcomes and continuity of care
• Perform procedures based on training within a cardiovascular program supported by three state-of-the-art catheterization laboratories, including a hybrid operating room
• Utilize EPIC as the integrated electronic medical record in clinic and hospital settings
• Participate in educational opportunities through an academic affiliation with Creighton University School of Medicine
• Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, teamwork, and patient-centered cardiovascular care

Benefits

A two-year salary guarantee with production incentive opportunities, relocation assistance, CME allowance, comprehensive benefits, advanced diagnostic resources, strong specialty support, a collaborative practice environment, and growing regional demand for cardiovascular services.

Job Requirements

Required

• American Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease
• Completion of a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
• Valid Nebraska medical license or eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Nebraska
• Nebraska DEA registration or eligibility to obtain

Preferred

• American Board Certified or Board Eligible in Interventional Cardiology
• Completion of an accredited Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
• Advanced Imaging training

Practice Setting

The practice setting is a 200-bed Level II Trauma Center and regional referral hub serving central and western Nebraska. It offers a 24-bed open ICU with intensivist support, a hospitalist program, and subspecialists in cardiology, thoracic and vascular surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and women’s services. Hospital-based transport includes air medical, ground 911, and long-distance ambulance services. Advanced surgical capabilities, interventional cardiology, comprehensive diagnostic and imaging services, and a team-based culture support clinical practice.

Academic Opportunities

Academic partnerships with Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center provide opportunities for medical education and teaching. The UNMC Rural Health Education Building at the University of Nebraska at Kearney supports additional academic involvement in a community-based setting.

Community

Practice in a community of more than 34,000 residents with a strong economy and quality of life. The area is a regional medical, educational, and retail hub and is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

• Ranked among the Best Places to Live and Best Places to Raise a Family in the Midwest
• Nebraska ranks in the top 10 Best States to Practice Medicine
• Excellent public and private school systems
• Regional airport with direct flights to Denver and Chicago
• Recreation including golf, hiking and biking trails, fishing, hunting, youth sports, museums, and historic downtown attractions
• Centrally located along Interstate 80
• Two hours to Lincoln
• Two and a half hours to Omaha
• Five hours to Denver or Kansas City

Pay Range

$524,000 - $580,000 per year